– Representation of abstract ideas without violating the terms of the visual aspects.

Islamic Period

– Stoning architecture.

– Calligraphy & decoration of manuscripts.

– Decoration of the walls with stucco and covered with figurative colored and detailed paints.

Aqueménida Period

– Glazed brick are use to decorated in Darius palace.

– Palace of Persepolis.

– Relief on the palace walls representing the power of rulers.

– Important metalwork in weapons decorations.

Sassanid Period.

– Spectacular glaze decorations.

– Detailed metal work in daily used objects and weapons.

– Drapery and jewelry mastery.

– Islamic architecture.

– Calligraphy and decoration of manuscript.

– Handmade Persian rugs.

– Pottery with influence of Chinese ceramic.

– Metalwork with arabesques.

– During the reign of Cyrus the Great, Persia expands to the West and Northwest beyond the borders of what is today Iran to include Babylonia, some of the Aegean Islands and Anatolia.- Dario’s Government (522 to 486 BC) .The rule of Darius covers many cultures.

He and his son used foreign artists to promote and strengthenits image of power.

Sassanid Period

– Greatest achievements of Persian culture, the last great Iranian Empire before the Islamic conquest of Persia.

– The conquest of Persia by Alexander the great began the spread of Hellenistic art into Western Asia.

Islamic Period

– The adoption of the Islam as a religion throughout the territory resulted in important changes in the Persian culture.

– The Persians became the main instrument of the expansion of Islam in most of the rest of the Asian territory.

– Art with an afterlife focus with destination to the Church:- Pyramids and tomb painting.- Reverence to pharaohs.- The artist is more a craftsman, completely anonymous.- Hieratic & utilitarian sculptures.

– The image carries a symbolism and a message; it is not with the intention of showing beauty.

– The figures show position of frontality; is a fixed concept which is repeated.

– Roman realism: practical and utilitarian very down to earth.- Introduction of new techniques in Art, but still with Greek influences.- Art to the services of the propaganda of the Roman’s Empire power.

– The symbolic character of the works becomes more important over even its expression and aesthetic, responding to the theology and ecclesiastical power representation.– They do not imitate the image of the man and the nature in details, they made instead a rational representation of the concept of those images.-

– Rich materials in Byzantine.Mosaic’s, with abundance in the use of gold. (Glowing sensation).

Thank you for sharing your knowledge about this fascinating subject. You wrote this in a way that covers a lengthy time period in a way that summarizes it and makes sense. I think people (including myself) forget how many contributions and techniques were developed thousands of years ago.

Hello Ahmed my name is Elena Victorero I am the owner and writer of this website. All the articles included this one have been written by me. English is not my first language I normally write the articles in Spanish first and them using translations tools as Google translate o Microsoft translate I put the information available in English in this website, that way can be found in both language. I am aware the translation need still a lot of work I am in the process to revise all the articles.
Sincerely
Elena